Citation

Kua EH, Ko SM. Br. J. Psychiatry 1992; 160: 558-559.

Affiliation

Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1571761

Abstract

In the general population of Singapore the mean annual suicide rate over 1985-88 was highest in the Indians (20.4 per 100,000), followed by Chinese (15.8 per 100,000), and the Malays (2.4 per 100,000). However, in the elderly population (65 years and over) the rate was highest in the Chinese (61.2 per 100,000) with Indians second (30.5 per 100,000), and Malays still the lowest (3.2 per 100,000). Among elderly Chinese, women had a higher suicide rate than men.

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